Patricio Cornejo

Patricio Cornejo Seckel (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo koɾˈnexo]; born 6 June 1944) is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik van Dillen from the US team 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set.

Patricio Cornejo

Country (sports)	Chile
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Born	(1944-06-06) 6 June 1944 Llolleo, Chile
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired	1983
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	104–184
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 65 (4 September 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1974)
Wimbledon	2R (1967)
US Open	3R (1972)
Doubles
Career record	227–165
Career titles	8
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	F (1972)
Wimbledon	SF (1972)
US Open	F (1974)
Mixed doubles
Career record	10–7
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	QF (1975)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	2R (1970, 1972)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (1976)

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Seckel.

Cornejo retired from professional tennis in 1983 but still continues to play socially and in charity tournaments.

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1969	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Roy Emerson Frew McMillan	w/o
Win	2.	1970	South Orange, United States	Hard	Jaime Fillol	Andrés Gimeno Rod Laver	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	1.	1971	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	2.	1971	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Željko Franulović Ilie Năstase	4–6, 4–6
Win	3.	1972	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Jaime Fillol	Jim McManus Manuel Orantes	6–4, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	3.	1972	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes	7–9, 3–6
Loss	4.	1972	French Open, Paris	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 6–8, 6–3, 1–6
Loss	5.	1972	Indianapolis, United States	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	1973	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Iván Molina	Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas	6–7, 3–6
Loss	7.	1974	Washington D.C., United States	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Tom Gorman Marty Riessen	5–7, 1–6
Loss	8.	1974	US Open, New York	Grass	Jaime Fillol	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	3–6, 3–6
Loss	9.	1974	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas	4–6, 3–6
Win	4.	1975	Charlotte, United States	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win	5.	1976	West-Berlin, Germany	Hard	Antonio Muñoz	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	7–5, 6–1
Win	6.	1976	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Lito Álvarez Belus Prajoux	6–3, 7–6
Loss	10.	1977	Murcia, Spain	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret	5–7, 2–6
Win	7.	1977	Indianapolis, United States	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Dick Crealy Cliff Letcher	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win	8.	1977	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Jaime Fillol	Henry Bunis Paul McNamee	5–7, 6–1, 6–1

External links

• Patricio Cornejo at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Patricio Cornejo at the International Tennis Federation
• Patricio Cornejo at the Davis Cup